Mahina Offshore Expeditions presents or recommends several types of seminars annually to help you prepare for safe, self-sufficient cruising. Each of these seminars provides a certificate of completion which is important to show if you’re attempting to obtain offshore insurance for your vessel. Click on seminar titles below for details and registration.

1. Seattle Boat Show 2025 dates are: January 31 – February 8. My presentations: Feb 1, 4pm Offshore Cruising 101, Feb 2, 2pm Choosing & Purchasing Your Ideal Offshore Cruising Boat, February 4, 10:30-4:00 Offshore Cruising Seminar, Feb 5, 1pm Shorthanded Sailing Techniques, 2pm Storm Tactics.

As always, I’m excited to be hosting a no-host drinks and/or dinner the opening Saturday night (Feb. 1st) at Jimmy’s on First, directly across from the main entrance of the boat show. This is the time to bring any and all questions about finding the right boat or joining us for a Scottish Isles sail-training expedition! RSVP please.

2. Mahina Offshore Workshop annually in Anacortes, WA, March 8 & 9, 2025 – 2 days hands-on, always sells out early.

3. Mahina Virtual Offshore Seminar, with 265-page Offshore Companion – 8 hours in length. Unlimited access for $299, just $99 if you also sign up for a Scottish Isles training expedition.

5. Cruising Boat Electrical Basics 2-Day Hands-On Workshop, XXXXXXXX with Mahina grads and presenters Julie and Gio Cappelli.

6. A Deep Dive into Boat Electrical Systems with Nigel Calder in Portland, ME, XXXXXXXXXXXX.

1. Mahina Offshore Cruising Seminar at the October Annapolis Boat Show: Oct. XX, 2025 – 8 hours. The seminar covers over 18 topics with dedicated PowerPoint presentations that closely follow the seminars invaluable 265-page Offshore Cruising Companion. Co-presenters include Nigel Calder, Julie and Gio Cappelli, Peter McGonagle, Liz Shaw and more. Breakfast, lunch and optionally dinner included. These seminars always sell out early.

3. ASA-MAHINA SEMINAR SERIES AT ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW Oct XXXXXX, 2025 featuring John Neal, Nigel Calder, Julie and Gio Cappelli, Lisa and Andy Batchelor and Behan and Jamie Gifford. Details HERE…

The two-day workshop combines the boat show seminar (8 hours, 174 presented to 11,000 students since 1976) with SVCC’s top hands-on classes including marine diesel engines, marine electrical systems, plus sail repair, canvas making, sewing and line splicing.